News

'Superbabies' Startup Seeks Funds for Controversial Gene Editing Push

By Sophie Alexander and Ike Swetlitz, Bloomberg | 06.25.2025

A California-startup focused on genetically editing human embryos — a step toward creating so-called designer babies — is raising money as many of Silicon Valley’s ultra-rich turn their attention to one of the most controversial technologies in medicine.

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Patents & Other IP

Can doctors test embryos for autism? And should they?

By Brittany Luse, Liam McBain, and Neena Pathak, NPR [cites CGS' Katie Hasson] | 05.28.2025

A newly available kind of genetic testing, called polygenic embryo screening, promises to screen for conditions that can include cancer, obesity, autism, bipolar disorder, even celiac disease. These conditions are informed by many genetic variants and environmental factors - so...

Genetic Selection

Why Deleting Your 23andMe Data Is a Political Imperative

By Katie Sagaser, The DNA Exchange | 05.27.2025

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this piece are solely my own and do not represent those of my...

U.S. Federal

Trumpian “Common Sense” and the History of IQ Tests

By Pepper Stetler, Los Angeles Review of Books | 05.08.2025

"Donald Trump Signs The Pledge" by Michael Vadon 
is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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Society

Gene Patent Case Ramps Up

By Amy Maxmen, Nature News Blog | 06.15.2012
Today the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and others file legal documents challenging patents on DNA.

The ACLU briefs detail...
U.S. States

Court Dismisses Suit Over Unethical US Experiments

By Richard Monastersky, Nature News Blog | 06.15.2012
A US court has dismissed a lawsuit by Guatemalan citizens against US officials in connection with unethical medical experiments conducted...
Other Countries

1,400 Girls Not Born in Armenia Annually Because of Sex-Selective Abortions - Report

By News.am, News.am | 06.15.2012

YEREVAN.- The report issued by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) says 1,400 girls are not born in Armenia every...

Other Countries

Genome Test Slammed for Assessing ‘Racial Purity’

By Alison Abbott, Nature | 06.12.2012
Officials in Hungary united this week to condemn ongoing ethnic violence and anti-Semitic attacks, including an assault on the former...
Other Countries

Genetic Testing For Color Vision Makes Commercial Debut for Military Applications

By Dan Buckland, medGadget | 06.12.2012
Possibly heralding a new era in the use of genetic testing for hiring decisions, Genevolve (Albuquerque, NM) announced at the...
Genomics

Nuffield Council Gives Green Light to the Prevention of Inherited Mitochondrial Disease

By Antony Blackburn-Starza, BioNews | 06.12.2012

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has published an ethical review of new techniques which aim to prevent the transmission of...

Genomics

First Gay Couple to Become Fathers in UK Spend £65K to Ensure Next Child is a Girl

By Sadie Whitelocks, The Daily Mail (UK) | 06.12.2012
Britain’s first gay fathers have have spent £65,000 traveling to the U.S. so they can undergo IVF treatment which will...
Bioethics

Genome Test Slammed for Assessing ‘Racial Purity’

By Alison Abbott, Nature | 06.12.2012
Officials in Hungary united this week to condemn ongoing ethnic violence and anti-Semitic attacks, including an assault on the former...
Other Countries